Oil Rebounds as Trump Rejects Iran Offer After Friday Slide Hit Petrobras
Oil prices rose on Monday after Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz offer, reversing part of Friday's slide that sent Petrobras and...
September 28, 2026Section
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Copper Futures Slide 1.4% in Metals Sell-Off; Chile, Peru in Focus
Copper futures slide 1.4% early Monday as gold sinks and Asia follows, after Friday's 0.34% dip. What the metals sell-off...
September 28, 2026
Gold Drops 2% as Hike Bets Erase Friday Bounce; Mexico, Peru Miners Exposed
Gold fell 2% early Monday as oil-driven Fed hike bets erased Friday’s rebound. What it means for Mexico’s silver miners...
September 28, 2026
Bitcoin Slips to US$83,100 as Trump’s Iran Remarks Offset Strong ETF Inflows
Bitcoin price slips to US$83,100 as Trump keeps Iran strikes on the table, despite a US$2.4 billion ETF week. Brazil's...
September 28, 2026
Iron Ore Hits Five-Week Low in China as Port Stocks Rise, Testing Vale
Iron ore futures in Dalian hit a five-week low on Monday as Chinese port stocks rose and mills cut output,...
September 28, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, September 28, 2026
Ibovespa pre-market: Focus holds its 13.50% year-end Selic call but lifts 2026 inflation to 4.99%, and the August current-account gap...
September 28, 2026
Lithium Wrap: Albemarle Up 1.4%, Chile’s SQM Slips as LIT Edges Higher
Albemarle rose 1.37% and Chile's SQM slipped 0.34% as the LIT ETF gained 0.29% to US$69.02 on Friday. What split...
September 28, 2026
Angola Says Industrial Plants Rose 44% in a Year as It Looks Beyond Oil
Angola, which earns more than 90% of its exports from oil and gas, says its industrial units rose 44% in...
September 27, 2026
Ethiopia Faces Higher Flood Risk as a Very Strong El Niño Peaks in 2026
Forecasters give southern Ethiopia a 90% chance of a wetter-than-normal October–December as a near-certain, very strong El Niño heads for...
September 27, 2026